Rio Olympics 2016 and Indian performance

[Brood Father]

Lo bhai deepika bhee gayee ...or medal kee hopes bhee

 

[Superdefender]

Lo bhai deepika bhee gayee ...or medal kee hopes bhee

I could not understand how she became world no. 1 in archery? Meh....lets hope for man's hockey match which is going on right now.

 

[rishivashista13]

I could not understand how she became world no. 1 in archery? Meh....lets hope for man's hockey match which is going on right now.

आज साला अपनी hockey टीम की किस्मत ही खराब थी ।
Great match !

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[laughingbuddha]

Rio OC threatens to cancel Sports Minister Vijay Goel's accreditation

http://m.rediff.com/sports/report/r...ijay-goel-accreditation-olympics/20160811.htm

 

[topgear]

Rio OC threatens to cancel Sports Minister Vijay Goel's accreditation

http://m.rediff.com/sports/report/r...ijay-goel-accreditation-olympics/20160811.htm

this idiot should be sacked. dunno why modi made him minister when he is an rs mp and has no mass following. he can join AAP after the sacking

 

[Indx TechStyle]

India eyes Olympic semifinal berth after 36 years

Indian men's hockey players celebrate a goal against Canada in a group encounter at the Rio Olympics on Friday. | PTI

Going by world rankings, there is hardly anything to differentiate between the two teams as India are placed fifth while Belgium is just one rung below.

A win away from scripting their best-ever showing in Olympics after 36 years, Indian men’s hockey team would look to cut down on silly errors and raise their game by leaps and bounds to upstage a formidable Belgium in the quarterfinal of the Rio Games on Sunday.

India had already achieved a feat by qualifying for the knock-out stage of Olympics after a long hiatus and, come Sunday, the PR Sreejesh-led side would like to go one step further in their quest for an elusive Olympic medal.

India qualified for the last eight round after finishing fourth in Pool B with two wins, two losses and a draw, accumulating seven points in the process.

India won against Ireland (3-2) and Argentina (2-1) but lost two close encounters against reigning Olympic champions Germany (1-2) and silver medallist Netherlands (1-2) before they were held to a 2-2 draw by minnows Canada in their last preliminary encounter.

Belgium, on the other hand, topped Pool A with four wins out of five games. The Red Lions’ only loss came against New Zealand (1-3) in their final group match on Friday.

Going by world rankings, there is hardly anything to differentiate between the two teams as India are placed fifth while Belgium is just one rung below at sixth position in FIH chart.

But in the Games so far, Belgium are on red hot form and have stunned strong gold medal contenders and world champions Australia in the pool stages.

The Red Lions also won against Spain, Great Britain and minnows Brazil and their only blemish came against New Zealand.

India, on the other hand, has blown hot and cold. Even though they showed sparks in their first four matches, what cost them dear were silly mistakes committed in the late stages of those encounters.

Against Germany the Indians conceded a goal just three seconds from the final hooter to lose the match, while against Netherlands too the backline conceded a penalty corner in the final minutes of the fourth quarter and the Dutch were quick to pounce on the opportunity.

Despite the losses, India’s spirited performances against the top teams were praised by all and sundry till the very last game against Canada, where they looked lacklustre.

India started as hands down favourites against world no.15 Canada but the eight-time Olympic champions dished out a nervy display to split points, a match from where they needed full points to secure third position in Pool B.

Against Canada too the Indians were guilty of committing silly errors towards the end. Leading 2-1, India were dominating the proceedings but Nikkin Thimmaiah committed an unnecessary foul outside the circle in the last 10 minutes of the game.

It not only resulted in his suspension for five minutes but also led to his team giving away another short corner to the Canadians from which they scored the equaliser.

If India are to beat in-form Belgium tomorrow, they will have to do away with such transgressions as the Red Lions will be looking for similar opportunities to pounce on their rivals.

Another worrying factor for India’s chief coach Roelant Oltmans going into tomorrow’s match is the dip in form of his drag-flickers. Even though the drag-flick duo of Rupinder Pal Singh and VR Raghunath have scored three goals each in the Games so far, they had missed numerous chances and came short when the team needed them the most.

For instance trailing 1-2, India earned as many as five successive penalty corners in the final seconds of the match against Netherlands, but the drag-flick experts failed to rise to the occasion.

The forwardline too needs to pull up their socks, while the defence, led by Sreejesh, so far has played well but they need to raise their game to the highest level if they want to stop the marauding Belgium forwards.

India will also look to settle scores against Belgium, against whom they lost 1-2 in their last meeting in the Hero World League Final at Raipur last year.

A win tomorrow will be a redemption for the past masters of the game as it will secure India’s place in the semifinals of the Olympics for the first time since 1980 Moscow Games, where the bagged their last of the eight gold medals.

Belgium too would be hungry for success at the mecca of sports. Belgium’s only medal-winning performance in the Olympic Games came way back in 1920 when they won a bronze.

As a team, Belgium has risen in the ranks over the past decade and are rated as one of the most feared teams in world hockey for their attacking style of play.

Belgium is an experienced side, with the majority of the squad having surpassed the 100 International appearances mark including treble centurions John-John Dohmen and Jerome Truyens as well as double centurions Cedric Charlier, Thomas Briels, Felix Denayer and ace striker Tom Boon.

Despite Friday’s disappointment, India captain Sreejesh sounded confident ahead of Sunday’s encounter.

“The team is 100 per cent ready both mentally and physically for the Belgium attack. The team is confident and very excited to play the quarterfinals. The way we have performed has given the team motivation and self-belief to win. We need to give our 100 per cent on that day (Sunday) and that’s what we aim to do,” he said.

“We can’t say that they are ranked below us so they are an easy side to beat. Going by statistics, Belgium has won four matches in their pool and has lost only one. So it is a tough team to beat but I think it’s all about how we cope with pressure on that day and that will be the key,” he added.

But India also have an injury scare ahead of Sunday’s match after star striker SV Sunil was stretchered off the pitch yesterday following a collision with signboards.

Sreejesh, however, said Sunil — who sustained a wrist injury — will be fit to play on Sunday.

“He is getting better. He had some pain in his wrist and there was some inflammation soon after the fall. But the scan did not show anything which means he is fit to play Sunday’s quarterfinal,” he said.

Meanwhile, in the other quarterfinals of men’s hockey, Netherlands will face Australia, Spain will play Argentina and Germany will be up against New Zealand.

 

[Blackwater]

medal aya kya???. i feel all players has gone there for picnic.

once i see ghasti jawala gutta badminton wali in RIO, i understood all members are shifarshi

 

[tharun]

Why can't we send our special forces who can run for 40km for 3000 meters running in olympics...

 

[rishivashista13]

आज हम तीन medal जीत सकते है ........
1) golf final - हमारे 2 golfer है final में ।
2) lawn tennis - सानिया मिर्ज़ा और रोहन बोपन्ना mixed doubles , bronze medal match .
3) gymnastics valt - दीपा कर्माकर in finals .


All the best to all our athletes .

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[indiatester]

medal aya kya???. i feel all players has gone there for picnic.

once i see ghasti jawala gutta badminton wali in RIO, i understood all members are shifarshi

For a country of our size, even the shifarshi players should have managed getting medals. Don't you think?

 

[airtel]

Sums up most of the women today ...............
At least she's admitting that she's a gold digger obviously.

 

[Indx TechStyle]

Dipa Karmakar’s Produnova makes India proud at Olympic Games
Dipa Karmakar finishes fourth in the Vaults final marking India’s most stupendous international achievement.
Written by Shivani Naik | Rio De Janeiro |

Dipa Karmakar attempts her vault during the Vaults final at Rio 2016 Olympics. (Source: AP)

Dipa Karmakar stopped hearts around the world as she flew in the finals of the vault at the Olympics. Fourth position might be a curse across the rest of the contingent, but this was India’s most stupendous international achievement.

Sticking her best landing on the Tsukahara routine, keeping compact her feet, she would start with a 14.866. Then, seamlessly, she would pull off the Produnova — the low landing causing some anxiety before she would achieve a 15.266. This would take her to 15.066, and second position, putting her into contention for a historic medal.

It was nerveless execution by the brave Indian and there was little to fault given her three-month preparation for the entire routine.

With Simone Biles left, Dipa was third. The stunning Cheng got the American 15.900, and the next gave her the gold. In turn, it pushed Dipa to the fourth position.

Biles scooped her third gold medal with this win. World champion Maria Paseka of Russia came second with a score of 15.966 from her two vaults, while Switzerland’s Giulia Steingruber, an all-rounder and vault specialist, pipped Dipa by 0.15 of a point to take bronze.

Uzbekistan’s Oksana Chusovitina, bidding to become the oldest ever gymnast to win an Olympic medal at the age of 41, finished seventh out of the eight finalists after over-rotating on her promised Produnova. She ended with 14.933 after an unintended somersault in landing. She was 7.933 on execution, highlighting just how tough the landings tend to be.

North Korean Un Jong Hong had started with a botched second vault, but ended up with 14.900, pointing to average high scores in vault.

Canadian Shallon Olsen would hit 14.816 next, while Dipa warmed up on the sidelines.

Chinese Yuan Wang would nail the Tsukahara, for 14.866 — for the D score of 6.

But if this was uncharted territory for India, pathbreaker Dipa had forged a path. A bright blue leotard, but no longer a speck in the ocean of gymnastics.

 

[Superdefender]

Now wrestling is the only hope left....

 

[rishivashista13]

Now wrestling is the only hope left....

I was also thinking about badminton and boxing .......[emoji52]

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[Peter]

Our performance in the Rio Olympics reminds me of a story.
Once a guide ( let us call him Abdulla Khan ) was leading a group of foreign tourists, and on reaching the Jhelum river said to them " This is the spot where my King Porus defeated Alexander the Great ".
One of the tourists said " But I read in my history book that Alexander defeated Porus ".
The guide turned around, gave a fierce look at the tourist, and then said " Look here Mister, as long as Abdulla Khan is alive, my king Porus will keep defeating Alexander day after day, and year after year come what may "
So like Abdulla Khan let us just declare we have won all the gold medals in the Olympics, and to hell with what the world thinks.

From Justice Katju.

https://www.facebook.com/justicekatju/?fref=nf

 

[Sourav Kumar]

There are three positives for me in this Olympics so far:

1) Abhinav Bindra finished fourth. That added to his consistency. Winning gold in one olympics and being 4th in another is good.

2) Dipa Karmakar- Being 4th in Gymnatics. Now she is equivalent to Milkha Singh and PT Usha. She may have another chance in next Olympics.

3) Leander Paes will not go in next olympics and Rohan Bopanna too will hopefully get much older by that time. So less hoopla about tennis next time

 

[rock127]

Some good news news... Sindhu enters Semis in Ladies singles in Badminton beating World #2 Chinese.

I guess there is a Bronze now.

 

[rishivashista13]

Today , Kadambi will take on Chinese Lin dan in Qatar final .

Vinesh Phogat is in action in women wrestling .

and Tintu Luka in 800 m .

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